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Top Ranking

The 50 best films of the decade (so far) – part 2

by David Jenkins, Sophie Monks Kaufman, Adam Woodard

Paul Thomas Ander­son, the Coen broth­ers, Mia Hansen-Løve? Find out who made top spot in our giant mid-decade survey.
Illustration of a person in a red outfit standing amongst tall pink grasses, with black tree trunks and a dark background.
Interviews

Terence Davies: ‘I’ve got a huge amount of anger inside me’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The British mae­stro on bring­ing his bucol­ic pas­sion project, Sun­set Song, to the big screen.
Two young women with dark hair, one woman has her arm around the other woman's shoulder, looking at the camera.
Review

My Skinny Sister

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Anorex­ia as seen from all van­tages with­in the nuclear fam­i­ly is the sub­ject of this impres­sive drama.

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In Retrospect
A person's face visible through a car window, with raindrops on the glass creating a blurred, dreamy effect.
Review

Carol

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Todd Haynes’ peri­od romance star­ring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara is a beam­ing masterpiece.

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In Retrospect
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Short Stuff

Watch this short film about a man trying to open a bank account

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Dis­cov­er this rarely seen ani­mat­ed gem by a one-time Buster Keaton collaborator.
A figure in an orange hazmat suit standing in a room filled with debris and fallen ceiling tiles, with sunlight streaming through the window.
Review

The Russian Woodpecker

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Ukrain­ian artist Fed­er Alexan­drovich serves as a key wit­ness to the untold sto­ry of the Cher­nobyl disaster.

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In Retrospect
Two men in 1940s style clothing standing on a city street, one wearing a military-style jacket and the other wearing a hat and overcoat.
Review

My Nazi Legacy

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Two Ger­man men con­front the sins of their fathers in this excep­tion­al documentary.

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In Retrospect
An elderly person in warm clothing wrapped in a striped scarf, standing next to a blue vehicle.
Review

The Lady in the Van

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Alan Bennett’s hit auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal play from 1999 receives a mild but qui­et­ly mag­i­cal screen adaptation.

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In Retrospect
Black and white image of two people - a woman in a coat and a man in a hat - standing close together in a doorway or window frame, looking at each other.
Review

Brief Encounter (1945)

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Rur­al train plat­forms were trans­formed for­ev­er by this high peak of screen romance from David Lean.

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In Retrospect
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Interviews

Saoirse Ronan: ‘I felt a huge responsibility making this film’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The Brook­lyn star on step­ping back into 1950s New York and how Colm Tóibín’s source nov­el affect­ed her.